Separator.



0. E. RICHMOND.

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APPLICATION FILED MAB.2,1911. 996,526 Patented June 27,1911.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2,1911.

Patented June 27,1911.

G. E. RICHMOND.

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APPLICATION FILED MAE.2,1911.

Patented June 27,1911.

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STATES GEORGE E. RICHMOED, F WHARTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOPEOPLES OIL 8c COTTON COMPANY, OEWHARTON, TEXAS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon E. RICHMOND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wharton, in the county of Wharton and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Separators, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and usefulim- 'provements in separators, andmore particularly to such devices as are designed to separate the hullsfrom the kernels of seeds which have been a seed huller.

' The object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed, which will receive the seed from a seed huller, which hasremoved the hulls from the kernel, and will separate the hulls from thekernels and discharge said hulls and kernels into separate receptacles.

With the above and other objects in view myinvention has particularrelation to certain novel features of construction, operation andarrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specificationand previously passed through illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

wherein:

Figure 1 isa plan view of the separator showing certain portions thereofbroken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional end view, taken on the line 41-0. ofFig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof, showing the separatorreceiving from the seed huller and discharging the kernels into asuitable cooking receptacle.

Referring now more particularly .to the drawings, wherein like numeralsof reference designate similar parts in each of the figures, the numeral1 refers to the end members of the casing, of the device, and thenumeral 2 refers to the sides thereon. Mounted with-in this casing andextending lengthwise thereof is a shaft 3 rotatable in suitable bearings4,. 4:, carried by the end members 1 and also the shaft 5*rotatable inbearings 6, 6 carried by said end members. These shafts 'are arrangedparallel and lie inthe same plane and are located near the top of thecasing and each shaft is located the same distance from its respectiveside of Specification of Letters Iatent. Patented June. 27, 1911,Application filed March 2, 1911. Serial No. 611,791. I

the casing as the other shaft.' Each side of the casing is provided witha plurality of compartments designated, respectively by the numerals 7,and 8 which are semi-cylindrical, in cross section, as shown in Fig, 2,and extend transversely in respect to the casing and the shafts 3 and 5are arranged above these respective compartments and extend, centrally,across the same The compartments 7 are arranged in staggered relation tothe compartments 8 and are separated, by suitable partitions therefrom,as shown in Fig. 1. These compartments are arranged in staggeredrelation and separated by partitions so that their contents, in beingthrown back and forth will be thoroughly agitated and the passage of thekernels through the perforated bottoms will be facilitated. The bottomsof the compartments are composed of perforated sheet metal 9, throughwhich the kernels of the seeds fall into hopper 10 arranged in thecasing beneath said compartments.

The seed is first relieved of its hulls by a seed huller (not shown), ofany desirable construction, and is discharged into the separator from.said huller through discharge spout 11, as shown in Fig. 3, and movesalong through the separator in the direction indicated by the arrow inFig. 1, the kernel's, which have been relieved of their hulls fallingthrough the perforated bottoms of compartments 7 and 8 into the hopper10, and the hulls and unhulled seeds passing through discharge pipe 12to be conducted to another huller (not shown), provided to hull the seedwhich are still unhulled. The kernels falling into the hopper 10 passinto conveyer 13 and are forced therealong by an auger shaped drivingmember 14 arranged lengthwise insaid conveyer and rotatable therein.This driving member is operated by a suitable sprocket chain 15 havingoperative connections with sprocket wheels 16 and 17 rigidly mounted onthe respective shafts 3 and 18.

The shafts 3 and 5, respectively, carry the laterally extending paddles19 and 20, arranged above the respective compartments 7 and 8 and of asuflicient length to extend to the perforated bottoms of said compartcompartments 8 being thrown into compartments 7, and the contents ofcompartments 7 being thrown into compartments 8, the contents of all ofthe compartments thus moving back and forth from the receiving end, tothe discharge end of the casing.

The numerals 21 and 22 refer respectively, to hoppers which extend fromthe side members 2 to the inner ends of the compartments 8 and 7 anddecline slightly toward said compartments and are designed to catch anyof the compartment contents which may be thrown beyond the ends of saidcompartments, and conduct the same into the compartments.

The numerals 23 and 24 refer to the arms which are carried,respectively, by the shafts 3 and 5 and which project therefrom in adirection the opposite of the respective paddles l9 and 20. These armsare triangular in shape and project into their respective compartmentsand agitate the compartment contents and cause the seed kernels to more35.

readily pass through the perforated bottom of the com artments.

The sha t 3 receives motion from asuitable motor (not shown), throughthe sprocket wheel 25, rigidly mounted on the end of said shaft. Theshaft 3 carries the rigidly mounted spur gear wheel 26 which meshes witha similar s ur gear wheel 27, rigidly mounted on sha 5, and transmitsrotation from the former shaft to the latter.

What I claim is I 1. A device of the'character described including asuitable casing, a pair of rotatable a itator supports arranged in thecasing, a

p urality of compartments arranged beneath each of said agitatorsupports, the

agitator supports arranged in the casing, a plurality of compartmentsarranged beneath each of said agitator supports, the compartmentsbeneath one of said supports being arranged in staggered relation to thecompartments beneath the other support, perforated bottoms for saidcompartments, agitators carried by each of said supports and projectinginto the compartments therebeneath, and means for rotating saidsupports. v

3. A device of the character described including a suitable casing, apair of rotatable agitator supports arranged in said casing, a pluralityof compartments arranged beneath each of said agitator supports, thecompartments beneath one of said supports being arranged in staggeredrelation to the compartments beneathv the other support, a partitionbetween said compartments, perforated bottoms for said compartments,agitators carried by each'of said supports and projecting into thecompartments therebeneath, the operative 'facesof said agitators beinginclined to the plane of rotation thereof and looking toward thedischarge end of the casing, a conveyerarranged beneath the cluding asuitable casing, a pair of rotatable agitator supports arranged in thecasing, a plurality of compartments arranged beneath each of saidagitator supports, the compartments beneath one of said supports beingarrangedin staggered relation to the compartments beneath the othersupport, perforated bottoms for said compartments, agitators carried byeach of said supports and projecting into the compartments therebeneath,the operative faces of said agitators being inclined to the plane ofrotation thereof and looking toward the discharge end of the casing, aconveyer arranged beneath the compartments and receiving the contentsdischarged through the perforated bottoms thereof, and means forrotating said agitator supports and said conveyer.

5. A device of the character described including a suitable casing,rotatable agitator supports arranged in said casing, a plurality ofcompartments arranged beneath each of said agitator supports, thecompartments beneath one'of said supports being arranged in staggeredrelation to the compartments beneath the other support, a partitionbetween said compartments, an aper ture in the bottom of saidcompartments, agitators'carried by each ofsaid supports and projectinginto the compartment there-;

tion thereof and looking toward the dis- 996,626 &

charge end of the casing, a\ conveyer army hand this the 24 day ofFebruary, A. D. ranged beneath the compartments and re- 1911. ceivingthe contents discharged through the apertures in the bottom of saidcompart- GEORGE RICHMOND ments, and means for rotating said agitator Inthe presence of supports and said conveyor. F. BURTNER,

In testimony whereof .I have hereto set H. G. FORGOSON.

